Traffic-stand.



F. COGGESHALL.

TRAFFIC STAND.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7, 1 915.

1,174,395. Patented Mar. 7", 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 520, WASHINGTON, D. c.

FREEBORN COGGESI-IALL, OF NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. H

TRAFFIC-STAND.

Specification of Letters IE'atent.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

Application filed. July 7, 1915. Serial No. 38,611.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREEBORN COGGESHALL, a citizen of the'United Statesof America, and resident of Newport, in the county of Newport and Stateof Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTraffic-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stands which are especially adapted for use bypolicemen or traffic officers at the intersection of streets where theyhave to be stationed for directing traflic, the said invention beingdesigned as a protection for the said traflic oflicers.

It is the purpose of the inventor to shield the occupant of the standfrom sun during the heated terms of the year or from rain and coldwinds, the said invention afiording free movement of the body so' thatthe ofiicer may turn for the purpose of giving signals in directingtraffic.

A further object of this invention is to provide a shield as a guardagainst rain or cold winds, said guard having means for its at" .chmentor removal from the permanent structure of the stand, the said standbeing furthermore provided with means for removably holding an umbrellaor canopy.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe details of construction and in the arrangement and combination ofparts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification, wherein likecharacters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and inwhich- Figure 1 illustrates a View in perspective showing a standembodying the invention, a part being broken awav Fig. 2 illustrates asectional view transversely of the stand with the mat omitted; Fig. 3illustrates a detail view of the base of the stand and the floor thereofshowing a device for fastening the lower end of the shield or closure;an Fig. 4-. illustrates a plan view of a fragment of the closure showingthe fastener thereof adapted to cooperate with the fastener on the base.

In these drawings 5 denotes the base sills or frame, 6 a floor thereon,said floor being made up of sections having spaced relation to oneanother to afford drainage therethrough and 7 a mat, preferably ofrubber located on the floor on which the occupant may stand.

There isa series of sockets 8 with flanges 9 secured to the floor in anyappropriate vmanner as bythe fastenings 10 andv these sockets engage andretain the lower ends of the posts 11, 12 and 13, the latter of whichhas an inwardly extending angular portion 14: intermediate its length.The upper ends of the posts 11 and 12 have fittings 15 and the upper endof the post 13 has a fitting 16 by which a curved rall 17 is secured tothe said posts, the said posts and rail constituting a frame-likestructure for the support of a shield or curtain 18, preferably offlexible fabric, which is held by the posts and rail at its upperportion and by fastenings at its lower portion to form ahousing for theprotection heretofore mentioned. I prefer that the said shield orcurtain shall be provided with attachments, such as straps 19 encirclingthe portions of the frame as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing,whereas thelower end of the curtain has reinforcing plates 20 provided withapertures 21 to receive the latches22, located preferably on the edgesof the floor so that the shield may be so held asto prevent wind frompassing over the floor of the stand. The frame 5 is polygonal and windcannot pass to the interior'of the frame under the floor so that whenthe shield is in place, the occupant of the stand is well guarded orprotected.

The socket 523 is anchored to the floor and constitutes a holder for theumbrella or canopy stick 24 and thesaid socket 23 may have a bindingscrew or pin 25 therein to prevent the umbrella stick from leavingtraflic which is approaching from the sidesv I. I

or rear.

I claim 1. In a traflic stand, a base, a floor thereon, sockets securedto the floor, posts in the sockets, a curved rail, means for securingthecurved rail to the posts, a shield comprising a flexible fabrlc, meansfor securing the shield to the posts and rail,-

drawing, the stand is prosupport in said lower end, devices on the floorextending through the apertured plates for holding the shield in place,a socket anchored to the plate, a canopy support in said socket,

a mirror, and means secured to the rail for support ng the mirror.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftWo Witnesses.

FREEBORN COGGESHALL.

l-Vitnesses FREEBUSH B. COGGESHALL, WM. Rises HARVEY.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing.the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D..G.V

